Kurt Michael Friese: Why the Modern Tomato is Flawed: Inside Tomatoland

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kurt-friese/why-the-modern-tomato-is_b_868318.html

Yes, the tomato is technically a fruit, not a vegetable, but for purposes of economics the USDA classifies it as a vegetable, and as such it is the second

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Come to think of it, the vitamins I remember from years past were tastier. If I were more talented, I would probably start a garden.

That's true. Hey, some plants don't need much in the way of talent, and some of the best don't even need gardening. Consider dandelions, every bit of which is edible. Cooked, they make great greens. The roots can be roasted and perked or steeped for coffee (no caffeine, but they taste good). As long as you dig them up away from roads, they're great (otherwise, too much pollution gets into them; not good). Dig up wild rose bushes from wherever you can find them and transplant them, roots and all, into your back yard; they'll probably flourish as long as you give them plenty of water when it isn't raining. Avocados are a cinch to plant and get going in pots -- just stick one seed into a pot and water it and keep it in sunlight, next to a window. When it sprouts, transplant into a large pot or the ground. If you live south of latitude 36° N (or 38° N if you live inland at least 60 miles from the coast), the little tree should grow well and flourish. Plant two if you want avocados to eat -- there needs to be two to enable pollination, as they don't self-pollinate. There are other easy tricks like that to grow food.

BTW, look what else I found on HuffPo:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-center-for-public-integrity/limousine-liberals-number_b_868922.html

I'm not surprised. The elitist bastards just love shit like that.

Given their usual leanings, I can't believe they're reporting this.

Lately HuffPo has posted a number of odd things that are out of their usual orbit. Maybe there's an internecine fight going on there, and each side posts things that freak out the other, or something of the sort.